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Numerical modelling of wind flow over buildings in two dimensions
Author(s) -
Hanson T.,
Summers D. M.,
Wilson C. B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1650040104
Subject(s) - computational fluid dynamics , flow (mathematics) , meteorology , geology , mechanics , marine engineering , environmental science , engineering , geography , physics
Numerical solutions to the Navier–Stokes equation may provide designers with predictions of the wind environment of buildings under design. To investigate this possibility, two complementary solution procedures are implemented for two‐dimensional geometry: a random vortex method to depict the flow evolution, and a control volume method to depict the steady flow field. These are both illustrated by specific application to the case of a building form with a roof of arbitrary pitch.